10 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD,
weeping bitterly.
10 Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the LORD. - P116
11 And she made a vow, saying, "LORD Almighty, if youwill only look on your servant‘s misery and rememberme, and not forget your servant but give her a son, thenI will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life,
and no razor will ever be used on his head." - P116
16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I havebeen praying here out of my great anguish and grief."
16 Don‘t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguishand sorrow." - P117
18 She said, "May your servant find favor in your eyes."
Then she went her way and ate something, and her facewas no longer downcast.
18 "Oh, thank you, sir!" she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again,
and she was no longer sad. - P117
Hannah prays to the Lord, weeping bitterly. She vows that if God gives her ason, then she will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life. - P117
Eli the priestthinks Hannah is drunk and tells her to stop drinking wine. Hannah replies thatshe is praying out of great anguish and grief, and Eli tells her to go in peace. - P117
The circumstances that lead up to the birth of Israel‘s last judge demon-strate the wisdom and wonder of God‘s ways. - P118
A heartbroken Hannahgoes to the house of the Lord in Shiloh to pray. Her faith has beenforged in these painful years of barrenness and bitter persecution, asevidenced by her heartfelt prayer to God. - P118
She makes a vow to the Lord,
saying that if He grants her request, she will give her son to the Lordall the days of his life. - P118
Eli, the priest, sends Hannah off with words ofencouragement, and she receives these words in faith. - P118
Though Hannahis no longer downcast, she has no way of knowing that God‘s answer toher desperate prayer would usher in a new era for the nation of Israel.
- P118
We cannot always fathom the ways of God, but we can be certain thatas we cast our cares upon Him, our mourning will be turned to joy. - P118
Dear Jesus, in times of joy and times of sorrow, You are with us. We want to sharewith You all that we feel and experience. - P119
May our joy abound as we trust Youwith our circumstances. In Your name, amen. - P119
The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean nation that boasts pristine beaches and warmweather, making it very popular with tourists. - P118
It has functioned as a democratic republic sincethe end of an oppressive dictatorship in 1961, but the country still struggles with poverty, unemployment, and
government corruption. - P118
There is marked income inequality, with asmall percentage of the population controlling most of the nation‘s wealth. - P118
The majorityreligion is Catholicism, but the number of people who actually practice their faith is declining. - P118
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